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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Caracole

· Car·a·cole · IPA /ˈkæɹəkəʊl/
01 n. A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the right or the left.
  1. 1.
    A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the right or the left.(Man.)
  2. 2.
    A staircase in a spiral form.(Arch.)
Phrases & compounds
‖En caracole — spiral; -- said of a staircase.
02 v. i. To move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel.
imp. & p. p. Caracoled
  1. 1.
    To move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel.(Man.)
    “Prince John caracoled within the lists.” — Sir W. Scott.